Device for tying rolls of roofing materials.



PATENTED DEG.10

E E. s. HOWARD. DEVICE EOE TYING EoLLs 0E EooEING MATERIALS.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 26, 1906.

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No. 873,046. PATENTED DEG. 10, l1907.

F. S. HOWARD. DEVICE POR TYING ROLLS 0F ROOFING MATERIALS.

APPLIOA'IION FILED FEB. 26, 1906.

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FRANK S. HOWARD, OF LOMBARD, ILLINOIS.

DEVICE FOR TYIN G ROLLS OF ROOFING MATERIALS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907'.

Application lled February 26. 1906. Serial No. 303.135.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK S. HOWARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lombard, in the county of Dupage, in the State of Illinois,have invented a new and-useful Device for Tying Rolls of RoofingMaterial.

The objects of my invention are to protect both the exterior of thepackage and the contents from injury, to facilitate the handling of thesame in warehouses and freighthouses, and to prevent the loss of thecon-` tents in transita.

In tying rolls of roofing-paper and roofingfelt and preparing the samefor shipment it has been customary to place inside the hollow core a canof liquid cement and a package containing nails, caps and washers to beused in attaching the material to the roof. Plugs havebeen used to stopthe ends of the cores, and an additional plug has been placed in thecore at or near the middle, to separate the contents and protect themfrom injury by reason ofthe crushing of the roll. The last mentionedplug has been retained in its place by the pressure of the roll. Theroll being flexible the pressure varies and theplug is liable to bedisplaced and the contents thereby subjected to an extraordinarypressure and rendered liable to injury itself and to cause injury to theinner layers of the material with which it comes in contact. HolloWchambers, in the form of cylinders, have been used, attached to theblocks covering the ends of the roll, for the purpose of inclosing andprotecting the inclosures above mentioned, but the size and form of theinclosures vary and the capacity of the receptacle4 cannot be adapted tothe variations, and the contents, being free to move Within the chamber,are liable to injury from the rough handling to which such goods aresubjected im, transita.

My invention is designed to overcome these, among other, objections, byrigidly confining the inclosures to fixed positions within the core byattaching them firmly between the two plugs in such a manner thatneither the inclosures nor the plugs can shift about, and so no dangercan arise to the inclosures from external pressure on the roll.

In the drawings like numbers indicate like parts.

Figure I is a perspective view of a roll, tied with my device; Fig. IIis a central sectional view of the same, showing the contents of thehollow core of the roll,- Fig. III is a plan view of the block andend-plug; Fig. IV is a side view of the same with the can-tie attached;Fig. V is a perspective view of the collar-plug; Fig. VI is a detailview of the can, tied between the collar-plug and endplug Fig. VII is aside view of Fig. VI Fig. VIII is a plan view of Fig. VI Fig. IX is adetail view of the plate, 10.

My device consists of a pair of blocks, 1, preferably of wood, and ofsuch size and form as will adapt them to protect effectively the ends ofthe roll from injury, the form and relative size shown being preferred,a circular end-plug, 2, preferably ofwood, fixed to the inner side ofthe block, and closely fitting the diameter of the hollow core, 14, ofthe roll, 16; a strand, or strands, preferably of wire, 4, for tying thecan, 3, in place, attached to the end-plug, preferably in the mannershown, by turning the strand around a small, hat-headed nail, 5, andsinking the nail into the plug flush with the surface g a circularcollar-plug, 6, preferably of Wood, closely fitted to the diameter ofthe core, and preferably provided with a central aperture, 7, adapted toadmit the cap, 15, of the can, as shown, and being provided with meansfor preventing the displacement of the strands of the can-tie, 4,consisting, preferably of notches, 8, in the outer edge of thecollar-plug, as shown; a roll-tie consisting of a strand or strands, l1,preferably of wire, for tying the roll firmly between the said pair ofblocks, and means for preventing the displacement of the strands of theroll-tie, preferably grooves, 9, in the outer surface of the block, asshown. Usually it is desired to lship only one can of liquid with a rolland the can-tie may, therefore, be dispensed-with on one of the blocksand end-plugs. It may however be used tosecure a parcel containing thenails, caps and washers in the same manner as that in which the can ofcement is secured.

The application of my device is as follows: The roll of roofing paper,or felt, as the case may be, having a hollow core, 14, and covered withan outside wrapping of heavy paper, as is now customary, the endcoverings now used being omitted, thecan, 3, of li uid cement, is firmlyfastened between the co arplug, 6, and one of the end-plugs, 2, by thecan-tie, 4, by passing its strands through the notches, 8, and twisting,or tying, the ends together in any suitable manner. Thus fastened thecan is inserted in one end of the esy core of the roll, the end beingthus closed and protected against lateral pressure by the end plug, 2.Findings for attaching the roong material, such as nails, caps or wire,are made into a package, 12, of suitable form and size, and placed inthe open end of the core, which is then closed with another block andend-plug. The two blocks, the roll, 16, being thus between them, arethen securely tied together by passing the strands of the rolltie, 11,through the grooves, 9, in the blocks, and twisting, or tying, the endstogether in any suitable manner, and drawing them taut by any suitablemeans. The roll-tie may be made taut by passing the strands, 11, throughthe holes, 13, in the plate, l0, as shown, and giving the plate asufficient number of turns to twist the strands until the slack shall betaken up. The plate being flat, will be held against the side of theroll and untwisting prevented by the tension of the strands. Shouldgreater security be desired the additional strand shown, 11, may bepassed around the roll laterally.

I am aware that rolls have been tied between blocks conforming more orless apl proximately to the circumference of the roll and attached toits ends, and I make no claim My device is designed to avoid both timerigidly coniining and securing the inclosure within the roll.

I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent:

1. In combination with a roll of flexible material having a hollow core,blocks adapted to be applied to the ends of said roll substantially inthe manner and for the purpose shown and described, circular end-plugsfirmly centrally attached thereto adapted t0 fit the core and havingattached to their outer circumferences strands of wire, a circularcollar-plug adapted to fit said core provided with notches in its outercircumference adapted to receive and retain said strands, by meanswhereof a can or parcel may be firmly secured between said plugs.

2. In combination with a roll of leXible material having a hollow core,blocks adapted to be applied and secured to the ends of said roll,circular end-plugs adapted to fit said core closely attached centrallyto said blocks and provided with means for securing strands of wire,circular-collar-plugs adapted to fit said core closely provided withmeans for receiving and retaining said strands, whereby a can or parcelmay be firmly iiXed between said plugs, substantially in the manner andfor the purpose shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK S. HOWARD.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL W. NORTON, JOHN BURDETTE.

